Sales-book.



1. H. FRENCH & s'. T.,S1MPSON.

SALES BOOK.

APPLxcATIoN FILED SEPT. 29. 19M.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

` f transfer sheets at one side thereof UMTED sfrA'rEs PAEENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. FRENCH AND SAMUEL `'I'. SIMPSON,

or GAMBRLDGE, MAssAonUsErrs.

SALES-BOOK.

To all whom z't may camera.' Be it known'that we, J AMES FRENCH, a subject of King George V of England, andl -SAMUEL T. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States,

in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and-useful Improvements in 4Sales-Books, of which the following is a'specication.

yur invention relates tomanifolding devices for hand or counter uses generally, but more especiallyl to sales or order books and to novel means for positioning and original and duplicate order blanks, an interposed transferV sheet or sheets, in proper o erative Irelation upon a suitable baseboar or book back.

The invention has for an object to-provide a book of the character indicated which is at once durable, efcient and of simple construction; adapted to be supported` upon one hand of a user while with the other he may conveniently make entries and remove or manipulate the pages as occasion requires.

Another object is to provide a book capable of use either with or without inclosing covers, and devoid of exterior projections which might otherwise interfere with placing it in the pocket, or cause injury to the hands of a user.

. Another Olect of the present invention is to provide c cient means for readily positioning,'replacing and holding in position for use additional order blanks,l preferably in the well known perforated pad or tablet form, and for similarly securing carbon. or

in va manner to render them self positioning at all times. v v 40 Other objects and-advantages will be aparent to persons skilled in the art to which these improvements relate, v further enumeration the invention will now be particularly described the claims following.

In the accompanying form part of this application for and pointed out in drawings which Letters Patent and wh'ereon corresponding numerals.

refer to like parts in the several views: F1gure 1 is a perspective view of the invention fin its preferred form of construction, -an orpad being here shown in position for use with the uppermost page curled back to disclose a trans er sheet beneath. Fig. 2 is detail view also in perspective illustrating and side clamps a metallic base with end Speeication of Letters Patent.

both residlng at Cambridge,

retaining' as also f ing va transfer and lwithout Patented Apr. 1,1, 1916.

Application led September 29, 1914. Serial No. 864,050.

both connected integrally with said base. Flg. 3 is a sectional view taken transversely and centrally' through Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view sowing in sideelevation the end of an order-blank retaining-clamp.

d of the side or transfer-sheet retaining-clamp closed. Fig. 6 illustrates in side elevation a vmodified form of transfer-sheet retaining-clamp in wide open position, and Fig. 7 is an en view of the clamp illustrated by Fig. 5, but in this instance shown closed. y

Essentially and broadly stated this vinvention resides in a holder for order blanks and the like comprising a unitary rigid base plate having integral upturned flanges at one Side. and one end thereof serving primarily to position ordergblanks in uniform alinement upon said base plate, and secondarily to assist in retaining them in operative position. .A l The invention further resides in means for detachably securing order blanks to one of' said ianges, and means for. similarly secursheet yor sheets to the other ofv said flanges for manifolding purposes. Reference being had to the drawings an numerals thereon, 1 indicates a book back of any suitable material such as card board, either cloth at one en by a vieXible hinge 2, toa corresponding book cover 3. As a matter of convenience the latter is provided in its bind ing, at top and bottom edges, with pockets 4, 4;, adapted/to receive opposite ends of a flexible and removable memoranda cardl 5. None of the book binding features aforesaid, however, constitute any part. of the present invention'except as employed in the general'combination, and such features may therefore be of .any well known form of vconstruction and material or materials.

Resting upon the inner surface of the book back 1 and secured in place by suitable overlaying binding `material 6 is a base plate 7 preferably of sheet metal solid and of rectangular form as best shown byjFig. 2 of the drawings. This element, however, may, if preferred, be of skeleton outline, and of various forms without in the least de arting from the spirit of the invention or etracting from its 'usefulness as will later appear.

at-right angles throughout its entire integral relativelyor leather bound, and connected .Fig 5 is also a fragmentary view showing -in longltudinal section oneen loo fixed hinge member 8, of an order pad reblank in pad 22 the uppermost, or original taining-clamp, which is completed by a movblank, then being replaced, as in Fig.. 1 able member 9 hinged horizontally as at 10, whereupon the device is in condition for use. spring-pressed as at 11, having a serrated hen thusarranged and positioned it will edge .12, and a centrally disposed thumb lift be noted that the present invention is capa- 70 13 as clearly shown by Figs. 1 and 2. In ble of all uses to which such devices are like manner at its left Side said base plate 'Z ordinarily subjected, ,and in addition paris provided with 'an integral upstanding ticular attentionis directed'to the fact that flange 14 constituting the relatively fixed clamping bar 17 is practically locked in its member of'a transfer sheet retaining-clamp closed, or clamped position by engagement 75 as best shown by Fig. 2 of the drawings. of one side of the order pad 22, as best Throughout practically its length the said Shown by Figs. 1, -3 and cannot be opened flange 14 is slightly corrugated as at 15 in until there is occasion to introduce another its longitudinal center, and vertically sepad 22, or until theone in use is first re- 15 cured lto its lower end by a hinge 16, is a moved from its clamping jaw 9. Moreover, so clamping bar 17 corresponding. in shape as the supply of order blanks and duplicates `with Said flange 14, like it corrugated cenare exhausted in the usual process of recordtrally and longitudinally as at 18 (see Fig 111g and manifolding orders, transfer sheet 3), and rmmating in a latch 19 adapted 21 automatically adapts itself to this condi- 20 when closed to spring overa suitable vertition by virtue of thel fact that it feeds from a5 cal keeper 2O at the upper end of the said belOW lts Clamplngvbar 17, and as a consefiange 14. Yquence is always flat lying beneath the up- By way of modification the side transfer lpermost order blank, and therefore unlikely sheet retaining-clamp may be formed subto'become torn or separated from its fastenstantially as shown by Figs.y 6 and 7 of the 111g means. e@ drawings, wherein the integral fiange 14 is In the usual course both the original and angled up from base plate 7, to receive duplicate order blanks are removed from the clamping bar 17a, the latter having slightly holder after each entry, one being intended prOJecting ends, which bar 1S connected by a for the purchaser or customer, and one for so horizontal hinge of well known construction, the dealer, but-'obviously their removal is @a and is spring pressed as at c to normally not essential to the use and operation of the close the clamping members as shown by present invention. 0n the contrary they Fig, 7. may'if preferred be permitted to accumulate The construction first above described, 1n the holder, `and in such event `it will be 'however, is obviously the preferred form of noted that the transfery sheet 21, feeding ino our invention, but we do not consider that from below the bar 1 as aforesaid, conwe are limited to such, on the contrary variveniently serves 'the additional function of a ous changes in the structural arrangement bOOk marker, lndicating at a glance where of parts, materials employed, and proporthe nekt order should be entered,

'eo tions shown, maybe made and substituted Having thus described our invention what iet without in the least departing from the prinwe now claim and desire to secure by Let ciples of operation, and to all such we lay ters Patent is: v l claim the same as if herein shown and del. A metallic holder for order blanks `havscribed.. ing a tablet base and upwardly projecting '45 The use and operation of our invention lntegral fianges upon adjacent sides thereof iic will now be briefiy set forth as follows: A adapted to prevent movement of blanksfin eet of transfer paperv21 of' suitable size, the direction of said flanges, in combination having first been inserted beneath the lower with means for detachably securing order edge of clamping bar 17 is securely .crimped blanks in stacked alinement to one of said 50' in position by contact with the nesting corflanges, and a clamping bar pivotally con- 115 rugations 15 and 18when the said bar isl nectedto the other of said flanges and movclosed and latched at 20 as shown by Fig. 5. able in a plane parallel with the surface of T e transfer sheet then being held 1n aversaid b ase for detachably securing a transfer tical position a supply of order blanks,oran sheet in operative position.

'55 order pad such as 22, is introduced into the 2. A metallic holder for order blanks havizo holder, beneathy clamping member k9 and ing a tablet base and u wardly projecting there secured as shown by Fig. 1. During integral flanges upon adjacent sidesthereof this operation it is obvious that the integral adaptedl to prevent" longitudinal and transupstanding flanges 8 and 14 insure a proper verse movement of blanks inthe direction of yco positioning of the order blanks, and consesaid (flanges, in combination with clamping quent alinement lat all times of thecharmeans for detachablysecuring order blanks acters thereon. The uppermost order blank inA stacked alinement to one of said flanges` being nowtemporarily turned back, transfer and a clampin bar hinged to the other of sheet 2l is laid, or automatically falls into said fianges an movable in a lane parallel @5 position, upon the vsecond or duplicate order with Vthe surface of said base fldr detachably it@ securing a transfer sheet to the said last mentioned ange.

3. A metallic holder for order blanks having a tablet base and upwardly pro3ecting integral flanges upon adjacent edges thereof adapted to prevent longitudinal and transverse movement of blanks in the direction of said flanges, in combination with means for detachably securing order blanks in stacked alinement to one of said fianges, a clamping bar hinged to the other of said flanges at one end thereof and movable in a plane parallel with the surface ofl'isaid base for detachably securing a transfer sheet to the last mentioned ange, and a latch upon 15 said clamping bar for interlocking with its supporting flange. A

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES H. FRENCH. SAMUEL T. SIMPSON.

Witnesses: s

DANIEL A. ROLLINS, HERMAN R. HOFFMAN. 

